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Cool. Is that as far as it goes? Or can someone identify the largest lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island?


This is where ChatGPT makes it easy

> The largest lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island is said to be "Lake Matano" located on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia.

> Lake Matano is the largest lake in Sulawesi and the ninth deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 590 meters (1,940 feet). The lake is located on the island of Sulawesi, which is itself part of the country of Indonesia. Within the lake, there is an island called "Pulo Mahamba" which has a lake within it called "Lake Towuti". And within Lake Towuti, there is another island called "Una Una" which has a crater lake within it. This crater lake is considered to be the largest lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

Also tried the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island?

> The largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island is not officially documented, and it is unclear if such an island actually exists.

> The concept of nested lakes and islands can create a potentially endless chain, but eventually, the size and feasibility of such geographic features become implausible. As such, it is not practical to identify the largest island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island, as it may not exist.

> However, the previously mentioned example of Lake Matano in Sulawesi, Indonesia, is an actual location that fits the criteria of nested lakes and islands. Within the lake, there is an island called "Pulo Mahamba" which has a lake within it called "Lake Towuti". And within Lake Towuti, there is another island called "Una Una" which has a crater lake within it, but there is no known island within that lake.


Easy indeed... but is it accurate?

Are you sure the AI model isn't, you know, making stuff up?

(I can't find Pulo Mahamba island in Lake Matano on any map.)


Wow ChatGPT was completely bullshiting me:

> Lake Matano is the largest lake in Sulawesi and the ninth deepest lake in the world, with a maximum depth of 590 meters (1,940 feet). The lake is located on the island of Sulawesi, which is itself part of the country of Indonesia. Within the lake, there is an island called "Pulo Mahamba" which has a lake within it called "Lake Towuti". And within Lake Towuti, there is another island called "Una Una" which has a crater lake within it. This crater lake is considered to be the largest lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island.

Lake Towuti is a bigger lake next to Lake Matano, not within. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lake+Towuti/@-2.7905548,12...

Pulo Mahamba doesn't seem to be anywhere.

Una Una is an island, but it is definitely not in Lake Matano. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Unauna+Island/@-0.4072052,...


> but there is no known island within that lake.

brb, I'm gonna go toss a big rock


That's going to be some fountain with that layout.

Or a weird pool in a resort somewhere, can't be that hard to make.


Pool-sized, for sure, but I think we're considering only nature-made lakes, no?

Maybe this is as far as it goes.




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